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Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched
Amy Sutherland
Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers
Viking
June 2006
336 pages ISBN: 0670037680 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir | Non-Fiction
An invitation into the magical, grueling, and virtually
unknown world of exotic animal training
Behind the imposing gate of the Exotic Animal Training
Program at California's Moorpark College lies a kingdom full
of small mysteries, deep passions, and a camel that shoots
hoops. Each year a select group of students descends on this
teaching zoo to learn an improbable talent: how to
communicate with animals. The only school of its kind,
Moorpark pushes the limits of all the enrolled as they
master hundreds of Latin species names and zoonotic
diseases, all while hosing down cages at dawn and noting
that Zulu the mandrill takes his morning juice in a paper
cup--never plastic. The alumni of this elite program hold
the most coveted positions at the world's finest zoos,
aquariums, and sanctuaries. They are also the trainers who
work in television and film, bringing Moorpark's enlightened
methods to the business of animals for hire. Author Amy Sutherland returns with the same impassioned
voice that made her debut, COOKOFF, such a delight.
KICKED, BITTEN, AND SCRATCHED is a fascinating look
at a little-known profession for animal lovers everywhere.
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